Ruulran Social Hierarchy: Difference between revisions
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Ruulran society encodes social rank directly into personal names by means of | [[Ruulran]] society encodes social rank directly into personal names by means of suffixes. A name’s final letters broadcast one’s station at a glance and are enforced by custom and law. The royal house sits above all others; below it are the aristocratic houses, then the learned, then the commoner castes. Outside the system entirely stand those who have renounced all suffix and citizenship. | ||
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* '''Drökil''' — “Mineral Workers.” Trades tied to ore and stone (miners, smelters, related crafts). | * '''Drökil''' — “Mineral Workers.” Trades tied to ore and stone (miners, smelters, related crafts). | ||
The '''-il''' ending is intentionally ubiquitous; most Ruulrani bear it. This makes common status immediately legible while keeping higher ranks linguistically rare. | |||
=== B) Learned strata — suffix -''in'' === | === B) Learned strata — suffix -''in'' === | ||